TY - BOOK AU - Szakolczai,ãaArpãaad TI - Comedy and the public sphere: the rebirth of theatre as comedy and the genealogy of the modern public arena T2 - Routledge studies in social and political thought SN - 9780203081266 (e-book : PDF) PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Theater KW - Europe KW - History KW - Theater and society KW - Comedy KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-328) and indexes; pt. 1. The public sphere as a theatrical arena of mocking contest: comedy, mask, laughter -- pt. 2. The rebirth of theatre as comedy out of the spirit of the Byzantium -- pt. 3. The effect mechanism of Commedia dell'Arte : visions and realities of commedification -- pt. 4. The rebirth of Commedia dell'Arte as the Avant-garde; Also available in print edition UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203081266 ER -